Meat-mincing and sausage-meat-making machine



Nov. 15s, 1930.

F.v H. WRIGHT-ETAL MEAT IINCING AND SAUSAGE MEAT MAKING ICHINE 2 sheets-shed 1 Filed Jan. 12, 1927 w/T/vfssfs UWE/NUES- ANov. 1.8, 1930. F. H. wkn-all T AL 1782084 'f MEAT MINGING AND SAUSAGE MEAT MAKING MACHINE 'Filed Jan. 12, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 Pat-Vented.. Nov. 18, Y

t Application ld January 12, i927, Serial'No.

- This invention .relates to machines for pre#- paring'sausage-meat and ofthe. kind com- Vvision of safetydevces whereby the person' prisi'ngrknives 'revolving in a .rotating bowl with 'or without A amincer, [for v*preliminarytreatment of the meat,` mounted on'` theV same framing.

Y InV preparing meat for sausages, -itisgusualV tol passthe meat rstfthrough a mincer, whenceit is removed to a.Vv rotating bowl or silent cutter in which knives :revolve at high'. Y' speed, by which means the minced-meat is yreduced to a pasty consistency.V The revolvknives are almost invisible and lconse- The invention hasfor its'objects` the pre.

vention of accidents-to those operating` theA machines, and thel elimination of risk of damage to the machines through improper hari-V dling. Y A* t c These objects are accomplished bythe proi operating the machine is protectedfrom: con@ Y until fthe-machineis properly closed and the .knives guarded; -and's'till further., the vari: "rionsclutches'and'gearsforthe mincer and tact 'with the revolvindknives and cannot open the machine for .charging or to remove' the preparedfood until the knivesv` are staf tionary, further, power cannotrbefapplied silent cutter, when fboth' lare mounted ,on-y the one machine, cannotbe operated simulta; neously, or atY the wrong time,or whilstzthe i machine'isworkingl All thesersa'fety devices vfia co-operaterand interact in the one machine. Y According to? this invention7 the bowlfis Y. controlled by a trip lever also operatedby the main control lever. YjBythismeanspower i cannot be applied to the knives 'unless the vbowl guard orf cover is in -its proper position and'fastened by the slidin'gboltl Moreover', before-the guardor cover canbe g s Y vided with an arnol alncarrying'a lug or `pin l 6,5 and mountedon- `the;framing is a .sliding Vremovedrom .the bowhthelqswitch must irst j venuon.

`1 MEAT-MIKNGr'NGiVnND;sAU'seGEMEATfi/mxineivrhcnnvn f y 160,725, and in- Greafiaritamnprii 16,",1926( 'l i l 1 Y the pWer and .url'lockingithe leveriwhich can; then `turnedto'releasethe f sliding :boltfo'r catch and the-knifef'spind'le-` l iFurther, to .prevent-A,

engaging they switch handle,` and the linkage y the( various clutchesy and gears Afrom' beingo'perated atytheWiTOng c time orwhilst the machine is -.worling`,- the 'Y controlglever isfurnished witha pinco-acting with the-tripllever, the "trip lever has aca'm Y,

FREDERICK `HURSH wnrerir'nivn nnnunn vvoonwiinnLewis,V or" gtoirnoir,i

whichoperates'the sliding catch onithebowl 1 cover and the responsiveclutches.fordriving the rotating bowl andthemincercis connected with the control yleverginisuch' a manner that only one .set ofclutche's can; be operatedata time, and all the other movingpartsiof the'f machineare locked at safetypositionsg' In order thatthe. generalwariangement of j the invention andthe assembly and cov-operationof the various parts maybemore-clearly understood, referericeY is made to thef accom- 'panying drawings-in whichI Y "1 A Fig. 1 sh'owsf'an.elevation-partly in f i.

4of amachine-comprisi'ng aV mincer and `a silent cutter both` driven :by Yari-electric motor i Y through clutches. v Fig.l 2 shows linV sectional@end elevationon 'line2+2, Fig 1, the linkageV for actuating the slidingbolt or"ca't`chf.l f if Figure?) is af'view-showing diagrammati cally a-rheostatof ordinary pattern withthe electrical connections adaptedfor use in 'con-- with thejmachine ofthevpresent in-"f rarningA is mounteda mincer 13,'V

vcA i arrot'atingbowl or'fsilent cutter C, and a mo-,Jy

the knives vGrY of A'the silent cutter, andat the bolt or catch Z hook-shaped or slotted to move over the pin Z) when the guard or cover a is in its correct position andthereby lock the guard or cover to the casing. Vhen the guard is removed and the catch, d therefore in the position shown, a spring '0, normally` depressed bythe pin Z), rises and engages the Vupper part of the catch CZ and locks it in the open position.

. The catch Z is formed with a projection Z1 which controls the inovable'porti'on e' of the clutch E and permits the twojaws e, ,f of the clutch to engage, through ythe medium i of spring-c,1 when` the catchl d is vmoved over the pin b, the guard orl cover being then Vinj s nected by a rocker m, Fig. 2, to a crank n on a vertical shaft ol which has asecond crank p pivotally connected to the sliding bolt or catch cl. The otherend of thelink la is con- Ynectedby av bell-crank lever Zito a slider] controlling the clutches K, L.-- i `V It will be noticed that only one'of the' two -clutchesl, L canbe drivenat -any one time, butnot both. simultaneously. i

f The mechanism so arjdescribed would I p :leavethe Vmotor running continuously, and

as a further precaution against risk the trip lever u is provided and co-act's .with the conv trol lever grand switch handle Aof insuch a manner that the control lever g cannot be .moved to the off position unless theswitch handle o -is also in; itso` Vpositionv and the `motor therefore..stationary; and lsimilarly the vswitch handle cannot be movedto the on position unless the cont-rolf lever is in one or p the other oftheon positions;

For this purpose, the arm of the control `lever gris furnished with a pin-"j on which rests one end of the trip lever uandthel other end of the trip lever hasa cainface u1' bearv i .ing against a cam surface i o1 on -the, switch -lian'dle- The'swit'ch handle is shown locked in "its'oi fpositionpand can; only be moved when the tl'ietr-ipleveruis free to tilt, that is, when the control lever g is moved intoi one Y or the othersof y,itsv on positions shown in dottedlin'es. For example, supposev the lever 4g bei inoved to the left, thus shifting `thellink',v

le to the right 'and disengaging clutchL and bringing clutch K into'engagem'ent." The pin on the extension arm bniovesltothe right and leaves the trip'leverv free to' betilbV ed by the switch handle when'lit'is turned toV `its on position, and 'when thus tilted, the right liandend of the trip lever which is furnished with, a cog u2 prevents the return of the pin j so that the control lever cannot be brought back to its oliE position until the switch handle is returned to its 0E position and thetrip lever to the positionA shown. l/Vhen ther control lever is moved to the right and the pin y" therefore to the left, clutch L- is.engagedandxclutch K disengaged, the trip y'leverV isffiee to be tilted by the switch'handle, A. andthe krighthandend of the trip lever dropsy v overthe' pfinj 'when-the switch is moved to Aits oli-,position and Prevents thaieontfol 1ever from being returnedto theotf 'position L untilLthe switclihandle is' againini'oved back to its oi' position, It will be noticedth'at the v end otitliertri'p lever near the kpin y' is bevelled o r cam shaped ini-two Adirections tof'orm a .double-faced cog or stop. Y

The miiicer B may be omitted. In this casen theclutch K would also be omitted, and the sliderrl would their operate the clutchv L only. i{n1-working the: machine and commencing with thefinincerjBthe control leverv g is movedV to the lett to putV the clutch K into gear, and this .movement unlocks the switch handle a), which can gthenbe4 operated .-to' start the mincer. Meanwhile the knives Vand bowl are stationary, and the cover can be removed Y. ready or charging thevbowl, and the meat can be minced directlyiiito the bowl.v `When suiiicient `meat has been minced, the handle o is returned toits off position. rlhe return vor thehandle'fvfto itsol'- position autoinati-- callyunlocks .the leverl gqso thatfit also may be returned to its oft positionthereby again locking the switch handle o bythe lever` u. The guard or Y,cover ainay'nov' be closed` and the pinA de'presses the'spring' ci Theleveiig is new moved to the right toput the clutches @E vinto, gear andv actuate the linkage '7c m n10 `falto. slide theizbolt, CZ ovei the piiib and4 lock thecover 1f/1inl place, thismovement also 'unlocking `the v.switch1 han'dle n so that theV knives and bowl may be driven, and the trip ylever ulocks the'. control lever g in itsY on llO position' to theiright.V Vheii the meat in the howlfhas been reduced to the desired, pasty consistency., the switcli'handle /v is moved v.to its'oif 'position,1 thus lunlocking the control levergfwhicl'il may 'then `be brought to its i oni position;` this'l movement lreleases thebolt (l, the guard Vor cover can be opened,- aiid the rising'ot' the pin L7) frees the spring c whichv :then 'rises and yprevents the bolt `troni moving to theright."`

'lllhen the power cut oft", the momentum ofthe moving parts'may continue their rotation foran appreciable time, anda-s a kstill or cover untilthe'inotor hasslowed; or Veven ffurtli'er precaution against opening the guard stopped, asecond trip lever is provided to coactlwith a rheostatgot usual construction and with theic'ontrol lever g; The rheostat coin-v Y y pattern, the resistance coils 71, electro-mag- Vsta-t handle' is provided witha jliatV facedjcani v'or segment 'w1 which, acting on the cam 1101,

tilts the trip lever fw, and the cog wzis brought down and locks the control leverg` in one or the other of .its on positions iii-addition to Y the locking'bythelever u. When the power is-cut ofi the rheostatgdoes not immediately y jreturn to its off position, but'delaysr while the motor is slowing down and thenreturns automatically by lasprmg 'and'V unlocksthe con-V trol lever g, .which can then be brought'to its offposition.l A V Figure 3 shows the-electrical connections as usuallyadopted for a'rheostat ofordin'ary net rand handle extension gbeing housed Vin afcasingR. `The line'terniinal and motor armature and iield terminals are indicated by the references L10, A10 and leads bythe references m', y

Assuming the main -switch o to have been turned 0E as shown to stop the machine, thel F10,v and the .rhe'ostat handle extension aeg will still be retained over on the magnet 712 by thecnrrent generated bythe revolution of the armature, such current following the circuit of line l] to terminal Althence by line 2te the coils r', thence by line 3 to the magnet r2 and ter minal F1", back by line 4 to the lield winding of Vthe motor, and inallyby line 5 back to the armature. The lever fw is thus 'held locked while the motor is slowing down,but is treedv when thehandlev extension ze? is releasedy by the magnet fr? and is drawn back by Vits* springma.` f Y p.

Byl this invention, the mincer and silent cutter-do notat any time operate simnltaney ously, accidental Starting of themachine is- `made' impossible, and safety ing andstopping is ensured.

Having thus described our invention, whatV 'i We claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 1 ters Patent 1s z-J f l. A machine for preparing sausage-meat and` of the kind described, comprising a safety device consisting of l@L movable cover fitting over the-bowl and knives, alug or pin onthe cover,a spring member 4depressible by the lugor pin when the coveris closed, a clutch on.A the knife spindle, anda hand-0perated sliding bolt which -in one position len- A gages the lug or pin to lock the cover in place and effects engagement of theV clutch on thel kknife spindle,andin` the other position dis 'Y engages the clutch and is automatically locked by the spring Vmember Q when the ,cover is opened. l

2. A machine -and Vof the kind described, comprising a ilockthe'cover.' Y .f p p Y 53. Agniachine for,preparingsausagelmeat `and fof'4 the kind .described, v comprising? a Y Vswitchis in its on positie 'Y l in ,normal start- Y for preparing sausage-meat l 'satetyf device consisting ofV a Vmovable, cover lor the bowl and knives, a lug o'rpln on the 1 cover, Va depressible spring memberfco-acting l wlth the lug or'pin and with a sliding bolt Y controlling ai clutch 'cn-the-k'nite spindle, av

vmain controlhand-'l'ever operating.Y the sliding bolt byl a linkage, anda :lockingl device bolt is' drawn back theinain lever to'un-vf safety device consisting'"of .a #movable cover for :thelb'owl iand knives,` a lug or pinon the f 'associated with the main hand lever and thevr power switch in sucha manner that the switch V l* --isfl'ocked Iin itsl oit position when the sliding a cover, a depress'ible springfco-actingwiththe lug or pin and? with'a sliding boltrcontiiblling5. a clutch-onthe knife SPUHlIe, azoontrolhand j f f lever operating the .'slidinggboltby a linkagef\ "and VaV trip `lever'co-actingivvith the switch andthe main control lever. so that the switch islocked in itsfof lposition `when' thefcontrol'l i lever is in its oli position, andthe control lever -is locked-'in its on"position when the 4. A machine' forjpreparing sausagefmeat and of the kind described, comprisingv a safetydevice consisting of a movable cover forthe bowl and knives, alug or pinfon the" cover, a depressible springoo-actingA with thev lug or pin and with a sliding bolt controlling v:lever operating'the sliding bloltby alinkage, a-'triplever co-acting with the switch and the.' main controllevcr to lock the switchoitwheni tion.jl- 5. Av machine as in claiin in whichl the main" control f lever voperates th bined "with a mincerj driven by "af clutch operi ated bythe inain' control `lever through. a

v,li'nl'rage in Vsuch amanner -that'eithe'rthe 1min#V 'cer or thesilent cutter 'caribe broughtintojV `,operation as desired, but-not both mi-ncer andfsilent cuttersimultaneously.

Vated by'fthe mainfcontrol' lever .through aA "a clutch on-thellmife'spindle a controlhand i the control leveris oli, and-to'lock thecontrel f leverV on when thev switch isch, andV afsecond `trip lever (1o-acting with the main Acontrol lever and with-'a 'camion a rheostathandle to Vlock the Vcontrol lever on andthe coverthere; n fore locked down', aiiterthev power :is cnt' oli' anduntilthe rheostat returnsto lits oft posi-'y Y Y y Q18, Ap machine as claimedin claim 4, com- L "bined-with amincer driven byfa clutch operlinkage which alsooperatesfthe clutchesior f -:driving-respectively thefb'owl and knives Aor .the silent cutter, all operatingfin'such a manf ner that the control-'lever'has separate on po- V sitionsforthe inince'r and silent cutter andl anv the cover, a. manually operable element for directly actuating the vcover locking and releasingmeans, and a member carried by said locking and releasing means acting when said means is in cover releasing position to direct- 'p ',ly prevent,normal-clutch function and ,when `said means is in coverl locking position to permit normal clutch function.

y l0. A sausage meat preparing` machine having knives, a cover for the knives, knife op-` erating means including a clutch, manually operable locking means for the cover, said locking means positively actuating the clutch to open position when movedto release the' cover and independent means to insure clutching operation on movement of said locking means to lock the cover. e y

ll. A sausage meat preparing machine,-in

cluding a power means, a cutter, a protecting coverfor the cutter, a cutter operating shaft including a clutch, alockfor the cover, a manually operable v control for the power means, and a manually operable element for Vvsimultaneously controlling `said lock and Y said clutch, the manually pperable element being locked against operation when the power means control is vin a predetermined position. 1 l

12. A sausage meat preparing machine, ini :able means.

operated to drive the cutter, and a manually operable element for controlling the power shaft and cover lockingfmeans, said manually operable element being operable only dur- .iiig anon-power set of the power controlling means. .A

l5. A sausage 'meat preparing machine, including a power shaft, a power control therefor, a cutter, a cutter shaft operated from the power shaft and including a clutch, `a cover `i'C-crthe cutter, a locking means for the cover,

manually operable means for simultaneously controllingthe locking means and connection between the power shaft andcutter shaft, and a controllingconnection between said locking means and the clutch' of the cuttershaft, the

position of the powercontrol governing the permitted movement' of the manually oper- Inttesti ony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in London, England, this 24th day of December, '1926.A y

iria-enmarca nunsi-i WRIGHT. 'i nin/rum) woopwann Lnwis.

cluding a mincer, a cutter, Y,a powershaft,

means for controlling the power for said p shaft, means whereby the power shaft maybe caused to operate the minceror cutter at will,

a cover for the cutter, means for insuring yarlockingvof'the cover when the power shaftis operated to drive the cutter, and amanually operable element for controllingv the power lshaft andcoverlocking means.

13. A sausage :meat preparing `machine, including a mincer, a cutter, avpower shaft,

'.means lfor 'controlling thepcwer for vsaid shaft, means whereby the power shaft may be caused. to operate the minceror cutter atk will, a cover4 for the cutter, means for insurj .ing a Vlocking of the cover when the power shaft is operated .to drive the cutter, and a Qnianually operable elementbeing held against manually operable element forcontrolling the power shaft and cover locking means, said j movement while the power controlling means is set for power admission.k f

A 14. A sausage meat preparing machine, including a mincer, a cutter, a power shaft, means for controlling the power for said shaft, means whereby the power shaft may be causedto operate the .mincer or cutter at will, a cover for the cutter, means for insuring a locking of theA cover when 4the power shaft is 

